Google Hangouts

Group Messaging/Chat continues to expand, as each challenger battles its competitors. Here’s where we stand. Slack and Teams Stay Neck-and-Neck These two are ‘the’ names when it comes to ChatOps (business-grade chat/messaging platforms). Teams continues to expand its user base.

Teams is getting slash commands! Microsoft announced several updates for Teams this week. Most blog posts I saw emphasize the new integrations. While indeed helpful, that wasn’t what caught my eye. Nope…that was the introduction of slash commands! Those of

In a recent Spiceworks survey, 59% of respondents said that “Sensitive files/information should not be shared via collaborate chat applications.” So, 59% think chat rooms aren’t secure. A little more than half. Healthy caution; nothing wrong with that. But you

Skype for Business isn’t the only voice/video option out there. But how does it stack up compared to others? A reader emailed me the other day, asking about Google Hangouts. They were curious if there was a business case to

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The Skype4B Insider is a blog about the technology we use to communicate in business today. Here we talk about Microsoft's Skype for Business Server 2015, Lync Server 2013, Unified Communications, Voice over IP and related technologies like Exchange Server. Written by Chris W., MCSE in Communication and PlanetMagpie IT Consulting's Digital Marketing & Communications Manager.